人类判断的概念变化
David E Levari1, Daniel T Gilbert2, Timothy D Wilson3
1Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
概括
矛盾的是,减少社会问题可能会增加它们的普遍性. 即使人们试图抵制, 这种"普遍性引起的概念变化"也让问题变得更加难以解决.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学
- 社会心理学
- 感知科学
背景情况:
- 社会问题往往看起来是难以解决的,
- 了解背后的心理机制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查刺激普遍性的变化如何影响概念感知.
- 探索患病率引起的概念变化 (PIC-C) 的现象.
主要方法:
- 参与者接触到不同频率的刺激 (例如颜色,面孔,请求).
- 使用分类任务来评估概念界限.
- 使用预警和激励来测试效应的强度.
主要成果:
- 刺激的普及率下降导致了概念的扩大.
- 参与者将刺激重新分类到目标类别当它变得罕见时 (例如,看到紫色为蓝色).
- 尽管有警告和财政激励,这种影响仍然存在.
结论:
- 普遍性引起的概念变化是一种强大的认知偏见.
- 减少社会问题的普遍性可能无意中增加它们的感知范围.
- 这种心理机制可能会导致社会问题难以解决.
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